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Prairie State College's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Prairie State College took in $14.0 million and spent $47.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Federal tax money51%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)46%State tax money3.0%

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition and university housing and dining
  • College tuition$6.3 million
  • University housing and dining$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money51%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
51%$7.1 million

State tax money3.0%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
3.0%$417 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$47.3 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$34.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$9.7 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.8 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$610 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prairie State College. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Prairie State College itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.